By decree of the President of the Russian Federation №584 of 1 December 2015, for services in the development of the country’s culture and art and long years of productive work, honours have been granted to members of the State Hermitage staff:

On 8 December 2015, during the Hermitage Days – 2015, in the General Staff building the permanent display of the Jacques Lipchitz Room, prepared by the State Hermitage’s Department of Contemporary Art, was opened.

On 8 December 2015, the General Staff was the setting for the celebration of the International Day of the Friends of the Hermitage, to which Friends of the Hermitage from around the world are traditionally invited.

On 5 December 2015, a seminar took place in the Hermitage on the creation of an accessible environment for people with autistic spectrum disorders (ASD): from 2016 the State Hermitage will embark on the development and implementation of a unique programme – the social habilitation of adults with ASD

On 4 December 2015, events organized by the Centre of National Glory in conjunction with the State Hermitage were held to commemorate the outstanding Russian statesman and military commander, Governor General of St Petersburg, Cavalier of the Order of St Andrew the First-Called, Count Mikhail Andrey